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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/schedule-17/paragraph-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000/schedule-17/paragraph-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/41",
  "legislation_title": "Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/political-parties-elections-and-referendums-act-2000",
  "path": "schedule/17/paragraph/10",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In section 185(1) (interpretation of Part III of the Act)—\n(a) after the definition of “declaration as to election expenses” there shall be inserted—\n““elective office” means any office to which a local government election is held in England or Wales;”;\nand\n(b) in the definition of “public office” for “ “public office” means any office—” substitute “ “public office” in relation to Scotland means any office held in Scotland— ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 17 wholly in force at 16.2.2001; Sch. 17 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 163(2); Sch. 17 in force at 16.2.2001 by S.I. 2001/222, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 Pt. II)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/41/schedule/17/paragraph/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:25.524976+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}